Leamy a doubt for Edinburgh clash

DENIS LEAMY is a doubtful starter for Munster’s return to RaboDirect Pro12 action this weekend when the province faces Edinburgh at Thomond Park on Saturday night (8.30pm).

Back rower Leamy, who made telling contributions off the bench in both of Munster’s opening Heineken Cup pool victories over Northampton Saints and Castres in the past fortnight, took a bang on the hip, causing “nothing more than bruising” according to Munster spokesman Pat Geraghty.

Leamy appeared at Donncha O’Callaghan’s book launch in Cork on Tuesday night walking with crutches. While he is set to be named today in an extended squad for the weekend, he has been described as an unlikely participant against Michael Bradley’s Edinburgh side.